RECA: Mentoring, internship and educational programs as tools to overcome inequalities for Astronomy students in Colombia
Abstract
The Network of Colombian Astronomy Students (Red de Estudiantes Colombianos Astronomía, RECA -- in Spanish) is a civil association that seeks to create and maintain strong links among Astronomy students in Colombia. One of the RECA's main goals is to build a strong collaborative community of early-career Astronomers and professional Astronomers to enhance the scientific development of the country. Since 2020, RECA has successfully implemented two programs targeting last year undergraduate and master students looking to take their next step in their professional career. These are the mentoring and summer internship programs. With these two programs together with an educational project for schools, RECA intends to foster in the students the essential capacities to carry out scientific research, contribute to their academic training and encourage vocations. An overview of these activities implemented by RECA is presented, as well as the preliminary impact of these activities.
- Publication:
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Highlights on Spanish Astrophysics XI
- Pub Date:
- May 2023
- Bibcode:
- 2023hsa..conf..493O